Objectives and analytical framework

The theme of the Economic Report on Africa 2023 (ERA 2023) focuses on the impacts of multiple and recurring global shocks on African economies from 2020 and the extent to which these shocks impede Africa’s prospects of achieving the targets set in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In the past two years, countries have confronted significant hurdles that have impeded progress toward the 2030 Agenda—an objective already off-track prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. As African economies attempted to recover from the 2020 recession caused by the pandemic, the region confronted another economic growth hurdle, the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Sustainable Development Goals:

No Poverty

Reduced Inequalities

Climate Action